Exodus 14:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 14:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֻּגַּד֙
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
בָרַ֖ח
bârach
H1272
to flee
הָעָ֑ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְ
hâphak
H2015
to overturn
לְבַ֨ב
lêbâb
H3824
heart
פַּרְעֹ֤ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
וַעֲבָדָיו֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיֹּֽאמרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
זֹּ֣את
zôʼth
H2063
this
עָשִׂ֔ינוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שִׁלַּ֥חְנוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king of Egypt was told that the people fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned to the people. And they said, “What is this we did that we released Israel from our slavery?”
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